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First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’ 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee A child flees from Wad Madani, Al Jazirah state east-central Sudan following recent armed clashes there. When fighting between rival militaries erupted last April across the Sudanese capital, UN worker Mohammed Ginish went from providing humanitarian aid to…

Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’ 23 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A 3-year-old boy recovers after having his leg amputated following a direct missile strike on his home in Nuseirat city in the central Gaza Strip. (file) Amid continuing heavy fighting in Gaza on Tuesday morning, including reported attacks on hospitals in the southern city of Khan…

Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’ 23 January 2024 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests…

'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza 23 January 2024 © WHO People wounded in bombardments wait to be treated at Al Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, the UN agency said late on Tuesday.…

Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres 23 January 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Top diplomats debated the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip and the whole Middle East in the UN Security Council on Tuesday against the backdrop of Israel’…

World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at sea, boost investment in decent jobs

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at sea, boost investment in decent jobs 23 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown (left) talks to residents of Hroza during her visit over the Christmas holiday. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Tuesday condemned the latest round of Russian air strikes on the two…

25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising 22 January 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Airstrikes destroy buildings in the Gaza Strip. (file) “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian armed groups as UN humanitarians reported that more than 25,000 have died in the enclave since war began on 7 October…

Gaza: ‘The siege is the silent killer’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘The siege is the silent killer’ 22 January 2024 UNRWA جولييت توما، مديرة التواصل والإعلام في وكالة الأونروا، تزور مخيم دير البلح جنوب قطاع غزة، في كانون الثاني/يناير 2024. In Gaza, bombs and bullets are far from the only threat to life. Residents lack food and clean water, health facilities are practically nonexistent and communication with the outside world is patchy at best.…

UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan 22 January 2024 © UNFPA Egypt/Remon Magdy A woman receives support at a UNFPA Safe Space after fleeing Sudan. The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, told UN News on Monday that everything from basic human rights to the economy and the legal system, have been decimated by…

Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated: UN report

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated: UN report 22 January 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A woman walks through a corridor in a village in Zindajan district, Afghanistan. (File) Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter of 2023, a UN report revealed on Monday, as Taliban officials…